France’s prime minister convened a crisis meeting on Thursday and canceled ministers’ trips to focus on the nationwide spread of protests, some violent, by high school students venting against under-resourced schools, long hours and other complaints. The demonstrations erupted in Paris-region schools last week and have snowballed, with police making hundreds of arrests in clashes with the young protesters. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley tells us more.
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